Author/Editor | Paro-Panjan, Darja; Neubauer, David | |
Title | Benigni mioklonus v spanju pri novorojenčkih | |
Translated title | Benign neonatal sleep myoclonus | |
Type | članek | |
Source | Med Razgl | |
Vol. and No. | Letnik 38, št. 2 | |
Publication year | 1999 | |
Volume | str. 281-4 | |
Language | slo | |
Abstract | Myoclonic jerks may be a benign condilion if occurring in otherwise healthy newborns as they fall asleep. The authors discuss the pathophysiology and clinical picture of myoclonus in newborns and infants. They report on a newbom with benign nocturnal myoclonus who was subjected to unnecessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures because of inaccurate specification of myoclonic jerks. The authors stress the need for early recognition of this benign syndrome, which tends to clear spontaneously and has an excellent prognosis. | |
Summary | Mioklonus, ki se pojavlja zgolj v spanju pri sicer zdravem novorojenčku, je lahko benigni pojav. V članku avtorja razpravljata o patofiziologiji in o vrstah mioklonusa pri novorojenčkih in dojenčkih ter predstavljata primer novorojenke z benignim mioklonusom v spanju, ki so ji zaradi nepopolnih anamnestičnih podatkov opravili nepotrebne diagnostične postopke in uvedli protiepileptično zdravljenje. Avtorja poudarjata predvsem nujnost zgodnje prepoznave tega benignega sindroma, ki izgine sponatno in z odličnim izidom. | |
Descriptors | MYOCLONUS SLEEP PROGNOSIS INFANT, NEWBORN |